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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-10-21
THE PRoHIBITIoNIsTS.

The central committee of the Prohi-
bition party of Blue Earth county met
In this city yesterday afternoon to plan
the work of the winter campaign. The
committee were all present with the ex.
ception of W. P. Cobb, of Lake Crystal
who was detained from being present
by sickness.
On motion it was decided to call upon
the county for $3.50 for incidental ex.
penses which was apportioned to the
several townships as follows:
jamestown, S.; LIE Ray, $25; McPher.
son, SIP; Medo, So; Danvilie, So, Maple
ton, $40; Beauford, S.; Decoria, So
Mankato township, SIS; Mankatc
(city), $25; Lime, SIS; South Bend, So;
Rapidan, So; Lyra, $17; Sterling, SIP;
Shelbyville, $l2; Vernon Center, $22;
Garden City, $40; Judson, So; Cambria
$40; Butternut Valley. So; Lincoln, 81
Ceresco, S.; Pleasant Mound, $40.
The following township chairmen
were appointed:
jamestown, Geo. Allyn; LIE Ray, C. D.
Cook; Mankato, Gardner Darr; City Of
Mankato, VIM. Pearson; Judson, VIM.
NJ Jones; Butternut Valley, Jno. E.
Jones; Cambria. James Price; Garden
City, Rev. lockwood; Vernon Center,
G. F. Grannis; Ceresco, H. o. Thomp-
son; Pleasant Mound, L. F. McKlbben;
Sterling, Theo. Howieson; Mapleton, j.
w. Wlshart; Lake Crystal, W. P. Cobb;
Rapidan, Mason Hynson; Decoria, john
Baxter; Mcpherson, Jas: Fields; Medo,
Getty; Lyra, s. Garvin; South Bend, j.
D. Evans.
Eight or nine speakers volunteered to
deliver number of addresses during
the campaign and an organizer will be
put into the county about the last of
November or first of December. The
county secretary would like to have
every Prohlbitionist in the county send
in his name and address.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-10-21

HARPER's Weekly has another o.
those labored editorials trying to vindi,
cate the position Curtis and his clique
took in 1884. The Chicago Inter.
Ocean replies to the labored article
very aptly in the following:
A writer SO peculiarly self-elected a:
Mr.. Curtis is to be the champion o.
high intellect and delicate conscience
in matters political, could hardly ven.
ture on the absolute glorihcation o.
Higgins-and- Clevelandism a newspa.
per describing itself as ga journal Of
civilization" could hardly venture on
absolute commentator of a policy
which is supported by Gormanism in
Maryland, Tammanyism in New York
Coyism in Indiana, MackiniSm in Hi.
nois, and by universal fraud and VIC
lence in the South, and so the adroii
method of glorihcation by comparison
is resorted to. At the least, it is ar
gued, Mr.. Cleveland is doing better
than Mr.. Blaine would have done. To
this it is enough to say that it is an
impertinently arrogant assumption.
Even if Mr.. Blaine were all that the
angered imagination of Mr.. Curtis sup
poses him to be, it is yet true that he
would be free from many extraneous
incentives to evil which surround Mr..
Cleveland. The impulse of the Re-
publican party of to-day is toward civ
il-service reform, that of the Democrat
ic party is against il. Mr.. Curtis is
compelled to admit that not solitary
Democratic convention has resolved
in favor Of progress in reform, but, with
what can hardly be regarded as less
than dishonesty, he has RETAINED from
admitting that every Republican con-
vention has resolved in favor it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-10-21

AND so all the loud talk of the way
the administration was going to take the
part of the "poor settler" against the
land-grabbing railroads was prema,
ture. A correspondent says: 1t is III.
mored at the interior department thai
when Secretary Lamar gives a rehear,
ing to the Northern Pacific in regard
to the idemnity lands, which he has
promised to do on the 9th instant, he
will practically modify his previous
decision. 1t is said that if he does
not positively recall that decision and
allow the road idemnity in Dakota for
lands lost in Minnesota, he will al
least lay the foundation for such act,
ion at some future time. 1t was the
opinion of good judges at the time Of
the idemnity decisions that Mr.. Lamar
was biting off more than he could
chew.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-10-21
CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS.

At the NJ. E. Conference yesterday
the proposition to divide the conferences
Of the State into two parts was discussed
pro and con. II resulted In q committee
being appointed to report plan for di.
vision TO the next conferences. The ap-
pointment made for Mankato district are
as follows:
q; K. Hair, Mankato, presiding elder;
Adrian and Ellswood, (supplyl r. A. Ar.
mold Alden and Freedom, VIM. Brown;
Balaton, VIM. Copp; Beaver Greek. (sup.
ply, VIM. Gibson; Beaver Falls. r. Is.
satterlee; Blue Earth City, j. w. How
ell; Cleveland, (supply), Fl. s Eldred
Deleyan and Napoleon, Joshua Barnard
Eagle Lake, w. e. Hawley; Edgerton,
lsupply), j. ID. McBroom; Fairmont. O'
Williams; Fulda, A. Davis; Jackson,
VIM. Barron; GAINESVILLE, T. b. Kilrain
Lake Benton, Anton Matson; Lake Crys.
tai, J. w. Mower; LeSueur, w. s. Coch.
rane; Lone Lake and Fairfax, G. F.
Brown; Luyerne, (supply), N. b. Foote
Madelia, w. +. 6tockdill; Mankato, r
NJ. Carter; Marshall, r. N. Rule; Pipe
stone, lsupply), q. w. jenkins; Red
wood Falls, /: A. Cone; Rushmo.e, j
ton and Currie, W. A. Tickner; Spring
field. Supply, w. f. Chester; Tracy
VIM. Teal; Vernon Center, Supply, S
b. Smith, Walnut Grove, w. v. Russell
Wells. Supply, F. e. Hall; Winnebag
City, Peter Clare; Worthington, E. r
Lathrop.
| Outside of the Mankato district, tn
following appointments win be of inter
est: owatonna, ]. c. Ogle; Mortified
A. c. Williams; Faribault, L. H. Shu
mate; Waseca, j. F. Beebe; Wateryille
r. F. Sherk; Elysian, E. W. Haley.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-10-21

The statute of Liberty enlightening the
world, which stands on Bedloe's Island,
in the harbor of New York, is one of the
most sublime artistic conceptions of mod,
ern times. The torch of the goddess
lights the nations of the earth to peace
prosperity and progress, through Liber.
ty. But liberty" is an empty word to
the thousands of poor women enslaved
by physical ailments hundredfold more
tvrannical than any Nero. To such suf
ferers Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
holds forth the promise of a speedy cure
1t is a specific in all those arrangements
irregularities and weaknesses which
make life burden to 80 many women
The only medicine sold by druggists, un'
der positive guarantee from the manu-
facturers, that it will give satisfaction in
every case, or money will be refunded
See guarantee printed on wrapper en-
closing bottle.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-10-21

COLONEL Fred Grant made little
speech recently and said he would try
to show that he had inherited the
ability of his father to be faithful to a
public trust. AT once the Democratic
sheets, who have been unable to find
any real argument or material for OPP
posing Colonel Fred, started the lie
that he had said "he hoped he had
inherited the ability of his father" In
what Grant said there was nothing
immodest or inappropriate, and his
enemies have to lie and misrepresent
to make it appear otherwise. 1t is no
trouble for the Democratic sheets to
do that, however.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-10-21
MANkATo,s PuBLIc IMPROVE
MENTS.


The person who simply walks back
and forth from his residence to bis placs
of business or who confines his steps 10
Front or Second or Third street can form
no adequate idea OF the size and number
OF public improvements now being car
ried on within the limits Of the city.
Beginning at Glenwood Avenue and
going north on Filth street the first i'm
provement met with is that being made
by the State on the Normal school
grounds. The northern two-thirds Of
the grounds have already been graded
and men are now at work on the South,
ern end leyeling the surface and round
ing the bluff down to the wall Of solid
masonry that is TO protect the bill from
the water Of Warmers creek. The side
walk in front of the yard has been grad
ed down, though the walk has not yet
been laid. The most substantial and
beautiful stone steps aud walk to be
found in the State have just been COM
pleted in front of the building. The
steps are bush-hammered and the walk
sawed stone. There are two sets of wide
steps.
Following Fifth street, the Court
House comes next and 1t presents busy
scene. The first story has been COM
pleted and the walls of the second are
rising. The north side is being complet-
ed irst,evidently to keep to north wind
off while the workmen are employed on
the other parts later in the season.
i Fifth street from Hickory to Walnut
is scene of activity, force of men be.
ing employed grading it down to the
level established by the city engineer
The dirt taken from here Is used In
grading up Walnut street. Hanover
street is also undergoing improvement
deep cnt being made at the highes
point and the street extended through
to Glenwood Avenue.
The Walnut street improvement hal
been too often referred to to need men
ton again. Suffice to say that the worl
is being pushed and win probably b.
soon completed. The grading of Second
street has been begun and will extenc
for several blocks in the vicinity of Wal
nut street.
Coming to Front street the sewer i
the improvement with which every on,
is acquainted. The south half, except
ing the house connections, has beef
completed and next week work will be
gin at the north end, where the mos
difficulties will be encountered. Man
have rnisglvings as to whether this sewe
, will be completed before winter.
The reservoir on Agency Hill is anoth
er improvement which is little though
of. The excavation is about complete,
and before many weeks the walls vii
be up. The laying of the pipe on Mali
street to this reservoir will probably b
begun next week. .. r.....
This completes the list of importan
improvements now under way in thi
city and its length is credit to the city
D Never before IN its history has so mucl
been undertaken and it speaks well bot
at home and abroad.
Let the list be still further increases
next year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-10-21
~ XELL, of the Minneapolis

vHne, comes out in an editorial
ard this morning assuming the respon-
sibility for the recent editorial which
has caused such rumpus. He says
Mr.. Blethen neither dictated, wrote OF
saw the article until it was printed.
This certainly relieves Mr.. Blethen,
and shows him to have been the inno-
cent target of as heavy fire of crit
cism and abuse is any man in the
country ever had to bear. Mr.. Has
kel does not say he wrote the editor
ial but assumes the responsibility of its
publication. Mr.. Blethen denounces
the sentiments of the article as roundly
as anyone, and was anxious to retract
at once, but this action did not seem
to meet the views of the rest of the
firm. There is a rumor that Mr..
Blethen will retire from the Tribune,
but there is no hint of such an event
in to-day'S paper.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-10-21
First ins. Oct. 81, last ms. Nov. 4.
PROBATE NOTICE.

CTATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blu,
- Earth, In Probate Court. -
In the matter of the estate of Kar
Joseph Loeffier, deceased.
The State of Minnesota and the said Probate
Court to all persons interested in the estate Of
Karl Joseph Loeffier, deceased. Greeting:
Whereas, there has lately delivered to the
Probate Court of the County of Blue Earth
State OF Minnesota, an instrument in writing
purporting to be the last will and testament
of Karl David Loefier, late OF said county
deceased, and an application has been made
to the said Probate Court for the proof of the
said WILL
Therefore you and each of you are cited and
required to appear at the Office of the Judge
of Probate, IN the city of Mankato, in said
county of ne Earth, on the 22nd day of No
vember, 1887, at ten o'clock in the forenoon
of that day, and attend the probate Of the
said will.
in testimony whereof have hereunto sci
my hand and affixed the seal Of the Probate
Court this 18th day of October, A: d. 1881.
G.. w. MEAD,
lSEAL.1 Judge of Probate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-10-21
THE COURT HOUSE.
its Construction l1Indered. az
Claimed, by Malcontents--Estl-
mates AlIowed--To be En-
closed Before Winter.

i
The County Commissioners held q |
special meeting Wednesday to consider
the estimate of the architect on the work |
already done on the court house. The
estimate of 50, 900 was allowed, making
the total amount paid the contractors
SO, 900, or two thirds of the whole
amount of the contract There was no |
opposing vote TO the estimate being al
lowed, although considerable outside
influence has of late been brought to
bear on the Commissioners to disallow it.
1t seems that some persons, not con-
tent with their unavailing efforts to de-
feat the court house proposition in the
beginning, have been trying TO throw
all the obstacles they can in the way Of
its completion. To this end they have
been representing to the County Board
that the contractors have been much
over-paid, as the building was not more
than half enclosed. They have also
been claiming that the work has not
been done in a satisfactory manner.
Architect Haley was called from Min
neapolis to appear before the board on
account of these representations.
The contractors state that the build
ing would have been entirely enclosed
long ere this had they not been system
atically hindered by the obstacles cast
| in their way by those from various parts
of the county who have failed to become
reconciled to the fact that their efforts
to defeat the plan in the beginning were
unsuccessful.
Mr.. Haley stated to reporter that the
structure will surely be enclosed this
year, and that the work on il was already
two-thirds completed. 1t took much
longer to complete the first story than it
will to complete the second from the
fact that there were numerous partitions,
arches, vaults, etc., to be constructed on
the first floor, while there is compare
tivelly title of this to be done on the sec
ond floor. He said that much of the
stone was now coming from the qusrries
already dressed. He said that the $685.
600 paid the contractors was not too
much, and asserted emphatically that
the building is being constructed in q
most substantial and satisfactory man
ner, and that the material used was all
satisfactory.
Mr.. Haley took plans to show the re-
porter about the court house, and it was
evident to the latter that the building is
being constructed in an entirely satisfac-
tory manner, and on the latest and most
, approved plans. Mr.. Haley stated that
! it required more work to complete this
, court house than the one at st. Paul, fol-
, the reason that the latter Is constructed
of undressed stone, while the former il
not. The front portico was very hard to
construct, and is one of the most intri.
cate things of the kind in the State
, Many persons were beginning to feal
, that the building would not be enclosed
this year, and it is indeed agreeable
/, news to hear from the architect that il
will certainly be enclosed before winter
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-10-21
MANKATo FREE Press.
MANKATo CITY. .

FAseity Of haRtatO has popGlatiOH 81 lO'Ooo,"
Titaatsd SSGthSesterH kiaRssOta and issaTT0aao-
eddy one o. the GRssi agricultural districts - As
state has yOGr railroads, ris: TIE c. NJ q ~. n
the @. dM-H,, hs C, 81, p. N. e o., and sAs
RaAkafo q ElRors, FAs State NOrHal School Is
located here, and its Public Schools are aAoHs As
Grst IN tie NOrtASss,. FOr tie superiority 81 u'
clay, brick, Ii@s-stoas, bGidiRg s'Oas, de-, Nav
katO Is acted tArOgShoHt tie land. As Poiai
for jOb6isg and misunderstanding &c las No superior
in tAs NortAsesst,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-10-21
DrNNIs KEApNRy annears m

DENNIS KEARNEY appears to have
found his match in one of those people
whom he was wont to denounce SC
roundly in all his trades. The press
dispatches tell us that Dennis Kearney
of Sandlots fame, had a discussion with
Wong Chong Foo, New York sub,
editor, on the Chinese custom, and
that while the only Dennis was more
fluent in expression, the Chinaman ex,
celled in GOODNESS and accuracy o
statement. Dennis was never cele.
brated for the last two qualities.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-10-21

THE St. Peter Tribune and other
papers are still making fun at Manka-
to over the story that We license our
saloons on a basis of less than 10000
inhabitants and claim the free delivery
service on the ground of having over
10000 population. We have explain
ed this matter so often that we don't
propose to do SO any more. Besides,
Mankato hasn't got any free delivery
system that anybody knows of. II
we only had it in operation we should
be willing to let St. Peter and other
village people laugh at us.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-10-21

THE boycott that the rivals of the
Minnesota & Northwestern have en-
tered into will no doubt largely deter
mine the matter whether freight tariffs
shall be generally lowered. The spool
roads are no doubt in earnest in their
effort to freeze out the "bantam" road,
claiming that the rates it is giving are
ruinous and will not pay. The NJ. &
N. w. folks doubtless differ with them
on that question, and if they succeed
in holding out and making money in
the face Of the organized opposition
now forming against them, it will
clearly prove that their position is
right, and that freight rates should
come down. Mankato, as well as all
points in the Northwest, is greatly in
terested in the ultimate settlement of
this matter, and the M. & N. w. by
Its bold stand shows its willingness to
have the test made quickly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-10-21
steam Engineers Withdraw.

CHICAGO, Oct. l9.-The local assembly
of Steam engineers has withdrawn from
the knights of Labor and formed an in
dependent order of Its own. They have
completed the new. organization under
the name of the American Order OF
Steam Engineers. They believe they
will derive more benefit from an indie
pendent association than they ever
could from their connection with the
Knights of Labor Efforts will be made
to extend the order throughout the
United States, and ultimately to form a
national organization.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-10-21

THE Albert Lea Enkerbrise says
''The kingly attentions and the profit
gacy of the Presidential demonstra
tons in the cities are not becoming tc
a republic, and they discredit the pre-
tensions of a free, republican and self
respecting people" This is all the
veriest nonsense. The people of thi:
country will indulge in little snobbery
on such occasions, but it does not las
long and there is too much good sense
abroad in the land to allow any last,
ing or bad effects from demonstration.
accorded the President, even though
they might be styled "kingly atten.
tons"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-10-21

The supposition that the world SER
les of base ball games between Detroit
and St. Louis was to be hippodrome
affair seems to have been a mistaken
one. The MichiganderS are proving
their superiority in real earnest, by
winning all the games but one so far.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-10-21

SOME postofice official is pretending
to have discovered law prohibiting
the printing of any advertising matter
whatever upon envelopes or other
wrappers used in the mails. If there
is any such law the sooner it is made
a dead letter the better. The govern
ment has long robbed printers of then
legitimate business by offering to print
return requests upon envelopes free o.
cost, and now it seems it would like to
prohibit any body but itself from doing
any envelope printing. The course o.
the government in this envelope mat.
ter is altogether wrong. 1t has no rea,
son for embarking in the printing bust.
ness any more than in the grocery bust.
ness, and its plan of doing printing
free for any body who will order soc
envelopes is a wrong upon the man
who only wants $50 or less, and it is
a greater wrong upon the printing es-
adjustments of the country.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-10-21

A SYNDICATE of prominent repubi-
cans have purchased the New York
Graphic establishment. 1t is said that
capital and ability will be employed to
greatly improve the paper, which will
hereafter be Republican in politics, and
a special effort will be made to extend
the circulation of the weekly edition
into all parts Of the country. 1t would
seem that such a scheme in the hands
of the right men ought to succeed.
An illustrated paper with the ability OF
Harper'S Weekly, but with a more
sensible political course, would be
acceptable.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-10-21

MAYOR Roche, of Chicago did just
right in putting a quietus upon George
Francis Train and his revolutionary
vaporings. Had the same course been
adopted few years ago there would
not now be seven anarchists awaiting
execution in the Chicago jail. There
is no question about the right of a city
to protect itself from those who stir up
such occurrences as the Haymarket
affair.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-10-21

II is announced that the late tele-
graphic consolidation will result in a
reduction Of rates. 1t certainly should
but the public don't have much faith
that way. The Western Union is
fully equipped to do the Geographic
business at the cheapest cost possible
and it can afford to give better rates
than at present. Whether it will dc
so is another question.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-10-21

The lying correspondent is now
getting in his work at disappearing
Governor Foraker's speeches. The
telegraphed reports of remarks alleged
to have been made by Mr.. Foraker at
Cleveland are upon their face false.
Governor Foraker is too good poll
tcian to give his enemies any such
ammunition.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-10-21
MARKET REPORTS.
In st. Paul.

ST. PAUL. Oct To-
Wheat-No. l hard, 701fc bid; No northern
CSC bid No. 2 northern, &c bid.
Corn-No. 2, 3S16c bid, 391<c asked.
Oats-No. 2, 221kc bid, 231<c asked; No. :
white, 2516c asked.
Barley-No 2, Sc bid; No. g. 4504Sc bid.
Rye-No 2. 4c.
Poultry-Hens, 7c per Id; mixed hens and
ROSTERS, 607c. spring chicken, Sc per ID; tur-
keys, S09c; ducks and geese, 70Sc; prairie
chickens, s.. 5003.00 per dozen Teal, LIS
mallard and red head ducks, 2.25 per dozen
mixed ducks, LEO. Pheasants, 2OO02 %. wild
geese, 80O07.50 per dozen.
azEggs-Quoted at 2002lc per dozen.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 24c; choice extra,
1S022c; choice dairy, 1S02Oc; common dairy, u
@l5c; packing stock, l0c.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-10-21

TRAIN robbing would soon loose
most of its charms were all who in
dulge in it treated to the same dose as
the brave express messenger in Texas
gave his unwelcome visitors the other
day. There has seemed in the past to
have been a sort Of protection to this
style of home industry in Texas.